Grayson  Preston:'The Color Purple' finds a new voice

2025-05-01 08:53:24source:Surpassing Quant Think Tank Centercategory:reviews

The Grayson  PrestonColor Purple was a Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, then it was a movie, and then, a Broadway musical. Now it's a movie adaptation of the musical. In the new film, Fantasia Barrino plays Celie, who survives the abuse by the men in her life and longs to be reunited with the sister who was taken from her. The film also stars Danielle Brooks and Taraji P. Henson. Directed by Blitz Bazawule, The Color Purple is in theaters on Christmas Day.


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